Dr. Manesh Patel

Dr. Manesh Patel is an interventional cardiologist serving as Chief of the Division of Cardiology and Director of the Duke Heart Center at Duke University in Durham, NC. He holds the Richard Sean Stack, M.D. Distinguished Professorship at the Duke University School of Medicine. His clinical expertise includes coronary and peripheral angiography, cardiac imaging, and device therapy. Dr. Patel has authored more than 500 peer-reviewed publications and led landmark clinical trials in antithrombotic therapies, diagnostic yield of cardiac catheterization, and vascular interventions. A past chair of key committees for the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association—and the AHA’s 2023 Physician of the Year—he contributes to national guideline development and is recognized for advancing care in coronary artery disease and innovation in interventional cardiology.